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AI Detection of Watercraft at Border Crossings

Accountable
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Functional Modes
Sensing (Perceptive AI)
Autonomous
Purpose
Ecology
Input Dataset
About a place Anonymized data
Algorithm or Model
Computer Vision
Output Dataset
About a place Anonymized data

This pilot system uses cameras and machine learning at international land border crossings to automatically identify vehicles transporting watercraft entering Canada. Its purpose is to help Fisheries and Oceans Canada understand how aquatic invasive species may travel between water bodies via the so-called stowaway pathway. The system does not collect personal information. Primary users are Government of Canada employees managing the Aquatic Invasive Species Program.

Sources for this disclosure

This disclosure was drafted with AI assistance.

Schema: ai@2026-05-06-beta

Government of Canada – DTPR AI Register